W7 TaskbarBars

TaskbarBar V.0.4

Aero Blur yes you heard me Aero Blur you will need rainmeter 2.1 beta to make it work. You can get it here [link]

To see other changes view the change log in the main folder

-Why -------------------------------------------------------------------

Need for a simple CPU/Ram/Swap meter for my work PC , criteria : one screen , Photoshop full screened , needed to be on Taskbar , had to look like it came with Windows 7 , finally everything needed to work independently. Ended up making a lot more than initially planned. Also everything is made from scratch. Of course the Windows 7 theme is heavily inspired off Window’s Taskbar.


-How to install ---------------------------------------------------------

Open the w7_taskbarbar_by_wrecklesspunk-d3d0pru.rmskin and it will self-extract to your Rainmeter skins directory


-TaskbarBar Bar's -----------------------------------------------------

CPU, GPU, RAM, Swap, Hard Drives, Upload, Download :
Bar is a graphical representation of your usage
Hovering brings up detailed info
Clicked Hard Drive will open up said HD / Upload and Download will reset the counter
N.B. You will need Coretemp if you want to see your CPU’s temperature’s

GPU :
Bar is a graphical representation of your usage
N.B. Bar only shows usage. Also you will need Stangowner's DLL and Unwinder's Msi Afterburner
DLL : [link]
Msi Afterburner : [link]

Volume :
Clicked opens up a window with output selector and fully functioning volume bar click the taskbar again and you close the window.

RSS Reader :
Clicked opens up a window and displays your feeds click on a feed and your web browser will open, click the taskbar and you close the window.

iTunes Player :
Clicked Play button, Next button, Previous button.
Hovering opens up a window and displays all the info you need


-Themes and Icon packs ---------------------------------------------

You can mix and match to your liking and modify every colour easily with the included config.exe in the main skin folder by fediaFedia [link] . Also see [link] to understand Color codes

Themes :
W7 : a heavily inspired Windows 7 theme ,
Chocolate : chocolate bar Bars .... Sweet
Brush : brushed metal theme best used with the Concave icon pack
Neon : who doesn’t like neon lights? Best used with the Neon icon pack, choose any colour with the config.exe.

Icon packs :
Concave : mostly transparent icons in a concave fashion
Emboss : pretty much the opposite of Concave
Ghost : hard to explain, mostly transparent great for light backgrounds
Glass : embossed glass effect, mostly transparent great for dark backgrounds
Light : non-transparent icons with a slight floating effect, light Gray in colour
Dark : non-transparent icons with a slight sinking effect, dark Gray in colour
Neon : icon pack with a neon light effect

N.B. You can easily make your own theme or icon pack, just go in the common folder and look at how i made mine.


-To-Do -----------------------------------------------------------------

Time, Date : needs a lot of work as in a calendar witch i don't know how to do yet. When i will, that's when it's going to get done.

Weather : Have to learn how to use parsers and i have to make all the weather icons. (might take some time)

Email : Same thing as Weather.

Facebook/twitter/ect : Will be a four quadrant tab showing how many messages you have.


-License ----------------------------------------------------------------

If not otherwise noted everything is mine, as in don't steal my stuff and claim it as your own

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Cheers and have fun with it
oh and if i screwed up somewhere please tell me!

and did i mention Aero Blur?